Ipsalu Eco Village :: Communities Directory

Forming Formed: 2006

This page last updated:1/5/2010

Ipsalu Eco Village

Mill Springs, North Carolina,

United States

(Mill Springs is near Hindersonville, N.C.)

Polk County, North Carolina,

United States

Welcome. Ipsalu Tantra Carolinas is seeking 20 partners who will agree to participate in purchasing land (106 acres) and participate in community by giving their time, talents, and money, and living in the village. Together we can be wiser than any of us can be alone. Some knowledge of and experience with Ipsalu Tantra are needed, or the willingness to learn.

A healthy community, perhaps even our collective survival, depends on our ability to organize our collective affairs more wisely, in tune with each other and nature.

The agricultural mission of Ipsalu Eco Village is to produce food for community consumption and agricultural enterprise. Ipsalu Eco Village will be home to a genetic treasure house of plant and animal species suitable to a local and regional food system.

Ipsalu Eco Village will be located in Polk County, North Carolina, a happy place to live and certainly an ideal place for such happiness to be gathered together.

This particular property, with its acres of pasture and forest, streams, and pond, is already equipped with a 3000-sq-ft house, 3000-sq-ft 14-stall barn, and five other buildings. With wells, shelters, and utilities, and close to centers of culture and resources of mass-produced goods, this property provides an excellent place to perform the kind of experiment envisioned in the aforementioned statement.

We have space for farming, small animals, a Waldorf school, campground, and individual businesses. Communing and sharing, reflecting, and healing are all very possible here.

As one of the members of the Planning Committee, you will have the right and privilege of enjoying living on 106 acres of open fields and mountain-forest property.

Help build Eco Village over time with like-minded people. Co-own all Ipsula Eco Village property and common facilities. Have access to all IVF property and common facilities. Have decision-making rights in board meetings and committees. Live on site. Options include living on one's own or another member's home site, renting, living in a camper or mobile home, or camping temporarily in the campground area.

In this initial time of forming relationships and land evaluation, it is very important to invest the time and energy to form a solid foundation that we can build on for years to come.

Status: Forming

Contact:

Lynn Greca
PO Box 1604
Summerville, South Carolina 29484 United States
Phone: 843-851-0868

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Former/Other Names: Ipsalu Tantra Carolinas

This page last updated:1/5/2010

Visitors Accepted

(Yes, to view the land only, by appointment 864-592-1957 Lynn)

Visitor Process: Please contact me if you would like to see pictures of the property or come for a visit. I can be reached at the email address listed above, or call 843-851-0868 for an appointment to view the land.

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Population Members(adults and children): 0 Non-member Residents: 0 (None at this time) Open to new members: Yes (New members need some investment capitol.)	Government Decision Making: By consensus (We are in the forming process.) Identified Leader: Yes (Our identified leaders are: Lynn Greca and Bodhi Avinasha) Leadership Core Group: Yes (Our Core Group is still being formed. We are looking for participants.)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Partial income sharing (All finances are voted on.) Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt: Yes (As long as they can meet their obligations.) Labor Contribution: Expected (As much as needed for a successful community.) Join Fee: Yes (The initial investors fee to pay for the land.) Regular Fees: Yes (Everyone is responsible for the financual success of the group as a whole.)
Land and Buildings Rural (Located in the beautiful Smokey Mountains of North Carolina.) Area: 106 acres (42.9 hectares) (The community will own the land and it's buildings jointly.) Land Owned By: Community-controlled land trust (We are newly forming and this can change.) Number of Residences: 1 (We are planning enough residences to house up to 40 people.) Cohousing: No Answer (This will be voted on by the founding committee members.)	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 21-50% (We are new but would like to grow up to 50%.) Share Community Meals: Nearly all dinners (Every day.) Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Other (Diet is up to each individual.) Alcohol Use: Seldom used Tobacco Use: Seldom used	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: Yes (Spiritual but not religious.) Which Spiritual Traditions(s): Other (Spiritual but not religious.) Educational Style(s): Public schooled (We will start a Walldorf school in the near future.)

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